Not all Russians oppressed the Native peopleJared Griffin (“Shelikof, Rezanof, Baranof represent colonialist atrocity”) made a connection between southern courthouses flying the Confederate battle flag as part of their state flag and the use of the names of Russian oppressors of the Alutiiq people being preserved in our street signs and pa...

Kodiak man in child-porn case gets 2 years in jail A Kodiak man who allegedly downloaded more than 20,000 adult images was found guilty on child pornography charges Thursday, receiving four years in jail with two suspended and five years probation. Rudyard Ramos, 49, is also required to register as a sex offender and is not allowed to possess any...

Kodiak woman recalls frightening experience camping at BuskinShe asked her mom to say her name. But she wanted to know more: “How old are you?” Sixty-seven, her mom replied. Then she asked her to count; one, two, three. Before her mother finished counting, she already knew something terrible took place. Her mom had a stroke. Leya-Anne Johnson’s last day of...

Council talks path funds, nonprofitsThe Kodiak City Council heard about what to do with almost $400,000 of grant funding for a pathway and discussed funding nonprofits. The money was originally expected go toward a $2.9 million path from Pier 2 to Deadman’s Curve, but the entire cost for the path quickly grew to more than $5 millio...

POLICE BLOTTERJuly 11 At 1:41 a.m., a 911 caller reported disorderly conduct on Center Avenue. A no bars advisement was given to several people. Around 1:58 a.m., police conducted four bar checks downtown. At 2:23 a.m., police admonished a driver on Rezanof Drive East for not stopping completely at a stop sign...

Summer camp chaplains teach life lessons in compassionOne of my kids at St. James told me recently that she might not be able to make it to church for our parish picnic, because she was too busy packing for Camp Woody. She admitted that her mother thought she was starting way too far ahead (as in six weeks). Now, that’s excitement for you. I remembe...

Post 17 earns big win over KetchikanKodiak Post 17 topped Ketchikan, 8-6, in a critical American Legion League baseball game Thursday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The Bears improved to 9-6 and inched closer to a state tournament berth. The victory slid Kodiak into seventh in the standings with 42 points, while Ketchikan fell to...